1/17/2024
...

Plan
...

  1. Review Airplane Maintenance Logs
    • determine whether or not airplane is airworthy using logs
  2. Discuss Navlog related questions (cross country flight planning)
  3. Practice ground reference maneuvers in the ground trainer
    • review SOPs for turns around a point, S turns, and Rectangular Course
  4. Review Systems
  5. Review Principles of Flight
    • lift production
    • fundamental forces
  6. Discuss ATC light gun signals and radio failures
  7. Continue review for FAA practical exam

1/14/2024
...

  • turn lights on when crossing runways
  • don't forget about making position reports in the practice area

Takeoff
...

  • don't forget about adding crosswind correction during the takeoff (even with very light winds)
  • otherwise great job

Slow Flight (Landing Configuration)
...

  • good job
  • if your power setting isn't working out, feel free to add or reduce it (even early on in the maneuver)

Power off Stall
...

  • the primary concern during recovery is reducing angle of attack and being able to climb
    • don't worry as much about flap adjustments until you're established in a climb
  • be prepared to add a lot of right rudder when increasing pitch with a high power setting

Power on Stall
...

  • good job
  • you don't have to bring the nose down quite as much
    • normally you can let the nose of the airplane "kiss" the horizon and you will be out of the stall

Steep Turns
...

  • watch out for altitude deviations throughout the maneuver
    • adding nose up trim can help with this (feel free to add more if needed)
    • adding a little bit more power during the entry can also help
  • focus on the sight picture outside
    • pay attention to what a 45 degree bank angle looks like
    • you tended to allow your bank to come out a little bit and then increase it back (you want to be consistent with your bank angle throughout)

Ground Reference
...

Pasted image 20240114170154.png

  • huge improvement when you focused on hitting those separate points
  • always consider the wind intensity so that you can preemptively set a steeper or shallower bank angle during the entry

Landings
...

  • for a short field landing, remember that you can quickly bring the flaps up

    • braking should be aggressive the goal is to stop quickly (as long as you're not locking out the wheels)
  • reviewed some oral exam questions

    • will plan to go over reviewing maintenance logs and required inspections next time
    • will review more navlog questions

1/10/2024
...

Lift Generation
...

  • NASA Flow Turning
  • try to talk about lift generation in terms of forces and not pressure differences
    • pressure differences can be used to explain many other concepts, but try to not focus on it during explanations of lift

Spins
...

  • remember that this comes from a difference in angle of attack between the wings
  • just being in a bank angle will not cause a large difference in angle of attack
  • reduction of power is used to decrease angle of attack

Weather
...

  • good note about poorer visibility in a stable air mass
  • flying in thunderstorm conditions
    • remember to set a pitch that corresponds to maneuvering speeds
    • don't try to maintain a specific speed or altitude, but maintain a level pitch
  • the pitot heat can be used as either anti-icing or de-icing conditions depending on when it is used

Before Next Session
...


1/6/2024
...

Airworthiness
...

Required Documents
...

  • great job

Required Inspections
...

Inoperative Equipment
...

  • good job
  • just remember to cross reference the KOEL and CEL
  • remember the acronym FLAPS for VFR night flight

Airspace
...

VFR Weather Minimums
...

Special Use Airspace
...

VFR Cruising Altitudes
...

  • remember that these are based on Magnetic Course

Systems
...

Electrical System
...

Aeromedical Factors
...


andrehebra.github.io/student-notes/Students/Joshua/Notes.html